by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
New Delhi: For 72-year-old Rehana Sarin her two-bedroom flat in a Noida high-rise has been her "world" since her husband passed away 15 years ago, but she has never felt more lonely and secluded before as in the months following the coronavirus outbreak....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: India may build new coal-fired power plants as they generate the cheapest power, according to a draft electricity policy document seen by Reuters, despite growing calls from environmentalists to deter use of coal. Coal’s contribution to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked insurance sector regulator IRDAI to explain on what basis it was approving insurance policies that excluded mental conditions from full coverage. Justice Prathiba M Singh said the Mental Healthcare Act of 2017 makes it...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation
New Delhi: Regulator Irdai has imposed a penalty of Rs 51 lakh on four insurers, including SBI General Insurance Company, for violation of certain norms related to motor insurance. A penalty of Rs 25 lakh has been imposed on SBI General Insurance Company for not...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
The susceptibility to Covid infections appears to be particularly high immediately after vaccination either due to lower immunity or due to unsafe behaviour. Lancet Covid-19 Commission India Task Force made this observation in its report and recommended an advocacy...
